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Hi,
I have a genuine question about mental health.
I feel sad, angry & let down by this country. These feelings have fundamentally changed who I am and how I am.
But I don& #39;t think I have poor mental health. I think this is an entirely appropriate way of feeling.
I have a genuine question about mental health.
I feel sad, angry & let down by this country. These feelings have fundamentally changed who I am and how I am.
But I don& #39;t think I have poor mental health. I think this is an entirely appropriate way of feeling.
So, whilst aiming for optimistic nihilism our collective refusal to fairly distribute wealth/address the impending climate apocalypse/treat one another with respect sees the optimism dim, leaving just the nihilism.
Now, I /could/ take anti-depressants or medicalise the treatment of my internal despair, but then I& #39;m saying that the world is right and I& #39;m wrong.
That I& #39;m the thing that needs fixing.
But I& #39;m not, am I? This is a reasonable effect, based on cause.
That I& #39;m the thing that needs fixing.
But I& #39;m not, am I? This is a reasonable effect, based on cause.
So, here& #39;s what I& #39;m asking:
Based on how I feel and what I think, I& #39;m told repeatedly that I need to & #39;consider my mental health& #39;, but if I live in a mad world, how is this madness not inevitable?
Based on how I feel and what I think, I& #39;m told repeatedly that I need to & #39;consider my mental health& #39;, but if I live in a mad world, how is this madness not inevitable?
Indeed, in a mad world do the lunatics not look at the sane and claim /they& #39;re/ the mad ones?
Or to put it another way, I feel like some time in the last 50 years it was decided that we all had to roll around in our own shit. Anyone saying that we don& #39;t have to is now an arsehole
Or to put it another way, I feel like some time in the last 50 years it was decided that we all had to roll around in our own shit. Anyone saying that we don& #39;t have to is now an arsehole
A "We do not have to roll around in our own shit!"
B "Yes. We do. You have mental health problems. Take these tablets. Now, let the rolling commence!"
A "Yes. This is better."
B "Yes. We do. You have mental health problems. Take these tablets. Now, let the rolling commence!"
A "Yes. This is better."
